Brief Life History of Margaretha Julia
When Margaretha Julia Voigtlander was born on 15 June 1855, in St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Christian August Ludwig Voigtlander, was 36 and her mother, Caroline Dorothee Wilhelmine Lehmann, was 36. She married John Paul Luft on 15 November 1877, in Geneva, Fillmore, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Geneva Township, Fillmore, Nebraska, United States in 1900 and Davis Township, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States in 1910. She died on 13 November 1933, in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States.
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- Maggie Luft in household of John P Luft, "United States Census, 1930"
- Margaretha J Voigtlander, "Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907"
- Maggie Voigtlander, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867
Historical Boundaries: 1867: Seward, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Seward, Nebraska, United States
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
from Greek. See Margaret .
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The Lincoln Star Nov. 14, 1933 Pg. 9 Margaret Julia Luft, Resident of Nebraska For 63 Years, Is Dead Mrs. Margaret Julia Luft 78, a resident of Nebraska for 63 years, died at her home, 2001 K street, …
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